1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

William Ferguson Miller, MBE (born 2 May, 1955 in Glasgow) is a former
professional football player who made a club record 558
league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's
Director of Football.[1] Sir Alex Ferguson
described Miller as "the best penalty box defender in the
world".[2]

Contents

Playing
Career

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Aberdeen

Miller signed for Aberdeen at the age of seventeen and was made
captain four years later by manager Ally McLeod. His central defensive
partnership with Alex
McLeish was integral to Aberdeen's great success in the 1980s,
as they won all the major domestic honours and the UEFA
Cup Winners' Cup in 1983.
He retired from playing in 1990 due to an injury picked up whilst
playing for Scotland.

Management
Career

Aberdeen
FC

In February 1992, he was appointed Aberdeen manager, but despite two
second-place finishes in the league and two losing cup finals,
Willie was sacked in February 1995. Miller was subsequently
appointed to the Aberdeen board in May 2004 and given executive
responsibility for football. He played a large role in the
appointment of Jimmy Calderwood as manager.

Career
outside football

He has worked for the BBC as a
football commentator and analyst between leaving Aberdeen as
manager in 1995 and returning as Director of Football in 2004.